When we hear that terrifying word ‘cancer’, we understand how fragile we are and how much we are affected by everything around us, from stresses or feeling lonely to our bad habits and environmental toxins. Though cancer is not a death sentence, and  according to the information by American Caner Society, over 12 million people in today’s United States have survived this terrible disease, every day cancer takes lives of 15 hundred American people, making it second most deadly diseases in the country (it is estimated that heart disease is currently the leading cause of death). Every year, between 1,4 and 1,7 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer, with breast cancer being the most common in women, and prostate cancer being the most common in men. Read the rest of this entry »

There are many factors that contribute to increasing the risks of modern people to suffer from various types of cancer. The scientists say that nearly a half of cancer cases are caused by wrong choices we make in our life. According to the findings of a recent study, about 40 per cent of cancers are actually caused exceptionally by our habits and lifestyle, including, first of all, such bad habits as smoking or drinking alcoholic drinks, as well as eating wrong things on a regular basis. The report about this study conducted by a group of British scientists, was recently published in the British Journal of Cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Keep fat consumption under a strict control. Be sure that fat covers no more than 20-25% of your daily calorie intake.  Keep away from saturated fats (try to avoid eating processed fats) and add to your diet some amounts of unsaturated fats (high quality sunflower, olive, canola, corn, hazelnut and other natural oils). Read the rest of this entry »

For many centuries, green tea has been known as a unique and inexhaustible natural source of health, beauty and longevity. Green tea has been used by Chinese and Japanese physicians for more than four thousand years, and still it is difficult to find any other drink or food, which would have more health benefits than this wonderful beverage. Modern scientific researches and studies are providing more and more evidence for numerous positive effects on our health connected with regular green tea consumption. Along with good taste and delicate aroma, green tea has over 300 various useful ingredients: minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, microelements, Vitamines B1, B2, B5, C1, K and P, as well as composites of magnesium, calcium, manganese, phosphorus and other chemical elements. Read the rest of this entry »